This article discusses Moderne, Inc.’s decision to relicence community-contributed OpenRewrite code from Apache 2.0 to a proprietary license, causing concern over legal and community trust issues. It highlights the impact on open source collaboration, the company’s motivations, and suggests steps for restoring transparency and community involvement. #OpenRewrite #ProprietaryLicense
Keypoints
- Moderne relicensed open-source code to a proprietary license without community consent.
- The change revoked contributions from key community developers and impacted ecosystem trust.
- Moderne withdrew OpenRewrite from the Commonhaus Foundation, contradicting their earlier open source commitments.
- The company cited fears of corporate misuse as reasons for restricting access, despite community contributions from major enterprises.
- Community calls for Moderne to revert license changes and improve transparency in decision-making processes.
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